Showing posts with label Asian Americans. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Asian Americans. Show all posts

Wednesday, November 10, 2021

Veteran’s Day - 3 Asian-American Marines you should know about

At the Cleveland Asian Festival several years ago Marine Brigadier General Daniel D. Yoo (Korean heritage) spoke about the contributions of Asian-Americans in the Marine Corps and other services and singled out 3 Asian-American military heroes.  It’s worth at watch.

Thanks to all Veterans


Friday, November 11, 2016

Asians and Liver, Colon and other cancers

Li Li, MD, PhD has over 25 years of experience as a primary care doctor and family practitioner.  Dr. Li is also a Mary Ann Swetland Professor of Environmental Health Sciences at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine.  He spoke at an event hosted by Immigration Attorney Margaret Wong about the health issues of the Asian population. 

In this video, Dr. Li says that Asian Americans are the first racial/ethnic group to experience cancer as the leading cause of death.  He gave an example of liver cancer in Los Angeles.  He also showed how meat consumption correlates with colon cancer.






Saturday, February 21, 2015

White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders

The White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) held a Community Listening Session at Ariel International Center on January 28, 2015. The event was coordinated by City of Cleveland Community Relations Board Asian Liaison Chia-Min Chen.

White House Initiative team

White House Initiative team


Photos, videos and resources from the AAPI event